Solicitation
B-2 Relay Assembly NSN: 5945-01-442-4318FW
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryThe notice says the Air Force (AFSC PZABC at Tinker Air Force Base, OK) plans a sole source one-time spares buy of QTY 4 EA of a B-2 aircraft Relay Assembly (NSN 5945-01-442-4318 FW), but it does not name the company. The response due date is November 18, 2026, 3:00 PM Central, moved there by Amendment 0008 (was October 19, 2026 (passed)). The price is firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing), and no set-aside is used. More in the summary
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The notice says the Air Force (AFSC PZABC at Tinker Air Force Base, OK) plans a sole source one-time spares buy of QTY 4 EA of a B-2 aircraft Relay Assembly (NSN 5945-01-442-4318 FW), but it does not name the company. The response due date is November 18, 2026, 3:00 PM Central, moved there by Amendment 0008 (was October 19, 2026 (passed)). The price is firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing), and no set-aside is used.
Who can bid
- Hold a current NIST SP 800-171 DoD assessment (not more than 3 years old) posted in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS), if you must implement NIST SP 800-171 (the National Institute of Standards and Technology's cybersecurity rules)
- Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and keep it current
How to submit: Email to Jaclyn Christensen (jaclyn.christensen@us.af.mil), Johnathan Jones (Johnathan.Jones.6@us.af.mil) and Jonathan Payne (jonathan.payne.11@us.af.mil). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
From the version posted Oct 15, 2026.
- Serious: Sole source spares buy; the company is not named. The notice calls this a sole source buy, so the Air Force may already have one supplier in mind; the text does not say who or what other firms may send.
- Worth checking: Item unique identification required. The schedule says IUID Required: Yes, so each delivered unit needs a permanent identification mark, which adds cost and a step before shipping.
- Worth checking: Higher-level quality standard ISO 9001-2015. The line item lists a higher-level contract quality requirement, so a bidder needs a quality system that meets ISO 9001.
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- Minor: Rated order DO: A1. The order carries a DO: A1 priority rating under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System, so it must be filled ahead of unrated work.
- Minor: Price hold period: 60 days or 120 days. The form's block says 60 calendar days unless the bidder inserts a different period, while the schedule says prices stay firm for 120 days.
- Minor: Surplus parts acceptable. The schedule says government or commercial surplus is acceptable, which may widen the sources a bidder can use.
Read from the notice and 10 attachments. Show which files.
- FA811926R0008 Solicitation - B2 Relay Assembly.pdf (read)
- FA811926R0008 Amendment 0008.pdf (read)
- FA811926R0008 Amendment 0007.pdf (read)
- FA811926R0008 Amendment 0006.pdf (read)
- FA811926R0008 Admendment 0005.pdf (read)
- FA811926R0008 Admendment 0004.pdf (read)
- FA811926R0008 Admendment 0003.pdf (read)
- FA811926R0008 Ademendment 01- B2 Relay Assembly.pdf (read)
- Packaging Requirements Report.pdf (read)
- Transportation Data Report.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Supply item 0001: Relay Assembly for the B-2 aircraft, NSN 5945-01-442-4318 FW, manufacturer part number 1W025 DAA3233A037-165, QTY 4 EA
- Deliver to ship-to code SW3211, DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma, Tinker AFB, OK; required delivery 30 AUG 2027, early delivery acceptable
- Free on board (FOB) origin shipping, with inspection and acceptance at origin
- Follow the higher-level contract quality requirement listed as ISO 9001-2015 (a quality management standard)
- Apply item unique identification (IUID: a permanent machine-readable mark on each part); the schedule says IUID Required: Yes
- Package to military packaging rules (MIL-STD-2073-1) and mark shipping containers to MIL-STD-129 per the attached packaging report
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP) one-time spares buy; rated order DO: A1 under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS)
- Period of performance
- One delivery: required delivery date 30 AUG 2027
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK, USA (ship to DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma, code SW3211)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Price or Cost is the only evaluation factor listed; the sentence on how other factors compare to price is cut off in the text
- Offers due
- November 18, 2026, 3:00 PM Central
- How to submit
- Email to Jaclyn Christensen (jaclyn.christensen@us.af.mil), Johnathan Jones (Johnathan.Jones.6@us.af.mil) and Jonathan Payne (jonathan.payne.11@us.af.mil)
What they'll judge offers on
- Price or Cost (order of importance 01)
What to include when you submit
- Hold your offered prices firm for 120 days
- Complete blocks 11, 13, 15, 21, 22 and 27 of Standard Form 1447 (SF 1447: the solicitation and contract form you sign and return as your offer)
- Fill in the representations and certifications in Section K, including the telecommunications equipment representations in 52.204-24 and 52.204-26
- If you are the apparently successful bidder, complete the source-of-supply table in clause 252.217-7026 before award
- Acknowledge each amendment, including Amendment 0008, in your offer or by letter or electronic message
After award, you must have
- Register in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF, the Defense Department's online invoicing system) to submit invoices From FA811926R0008 Solicitation - B2 Relay Assembly.pdf:
Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-…
Current contractor
No incumbent is named; the notice describes a sole source spares buy.
Not in the notice text
- The notice does not name the intended sole source company or say what other firms may submit.
- The evaluation section lists only Price or Cost; the sentence on how other factors compare to price is cut off.
- Whether a drawing, specification or source approval is needed for the relay assembly is not stated; the item is described by NSN and part number.
- The site visit and question deadline are not stated; the text does not give them.
- The ISO 9001-2015 line also shows 2008 in the date column; check the form for which year applies.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Jaclyn Christensen (jaclyn.christensen@us.af.mil), Johnathan Jones (Johnathan.Jones.6@us.af.mil) and Jonathan Payne (jonathan.payne.11@us.af.mil). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- FA8119 AFSC PZABC, Tinker AFB, OK
- Product/service code
- 5945 · Relays and Solenoids
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336412)
- Versions
10 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0009 (this version)Due Nov 18, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0008Due Nov 18, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 3, 2026 · Amendment 0007Due Oct 19, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 18, 2026 · Amendment 0006Due Sep 18, 2026 (changed)
- Jul 27, 2026 · Amendment 0005Due Aug 19, 2026 (changed)
- Jun 16, 2026 · Amendment 0004Due Jul 20, 2026 (changed)
- Jun 3, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Jun 19, 2026 (changed)
- May 19, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due May 19, 2026 (changed)
- Apr 14, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due May 14, 2026 (changed)
- Mar 13, 2026 · SolicitationDue Apr 11, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This solicitation is for a sole source spares buy contract for Relay Assembly for B-2 Aircraft NSN: 5945-01-442-4318FW. Please see the attached soliciation for further information. Proposal is due 11 April 2026 by 3:00 pm CST. Soliciation responses must be sent electronically via email to: Jaclyn Christensen jaclyn.christensen@us.af.mil Johnathan Jones Johnathan.Jones.6@us.af.mil Jonathan Payne jonathan.payne.11@us.af.mil
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